Maine Learning Results: Social Studies-E.History
E1 Historical knowledge, concepts, themes and patterns.
Grade 6-8 "The Expansion and Interaction of Civilizations, 600CE-1450CE" Students understand major eras, major enduring themes, and historic influences in the history of the various regions of the world.
b. Identify and analyze major historic eras, major historical eras, major enduring themes, turning points, events, consequences, and people in the history of the various regions of the world.
What understandings are desired?
Students will understand that:(U)
•The interactions between foreign civilizations has drastic implication on the cultures of both sides.
•The expansion of European civilizations led to the demise of influential indigenous cultures in the western hemisphere.
•The result of these interactions gave way for further expansion and conquests in later eras.
What essential questions will be considered?
Essential Questions:(Q)
•How do the results of cross-cultural conflicts affect how we understand the past?
•Why were ideas like expansion and conquest the prevailing ideologies of the era between 600CE-1450CE?
•What were the consequences of European expansion?
What key knowledge and skills will students acquire as a result of this unit?
Students will know:(K)
Students will be able to do:(S)
•Important People and Events: Student will know important Spanish and Aztec rulers, crucial battles, bargains, conquests.
•Key Factual Information: Students will know and understand the facts surrounding key conquests, battles, events and the rise of expansionism. •Sequences and Timelines: Students will understand the sequence of events from Spanish isolation to global expansion and conquests.
• Explain why expansion and conquest were prevailing ideologies in this era (600CE-1450CE)
•Critique information about this time period and evaluate its objectivity.
•Identify and analyze major consequences, enduring themes, and people in this era.
•Create a timeline detailing the order of events during the Spanish exapnsion and conquests of the Aztec Empire.
•Consider the impact of Spanish expansion on later eras and how it relates to our world today.
•Evaluate the biases found in primary (ex. Conquistadors Journals) and secondary sources (textbooks, novels, etc.) to determine the truth surrounding the demise of the Aztec Empire.
2004 ASCD and Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe
Stage 1 Identify Desired Results
Establish Goals:(G)
Maine Learning Results: Social Studies-E.History
E1 Historical knowledge, concepts, themes and patterns.
Grade 6-8 "The Expansion and Interaction of Civilizations, 600CE-1450CE" Students understand major eras, major enduring themes, and historic influences in the history of the various regions of the world.
b. Identify and analyze major historic eras, major historical eras, major enduring themes, turning points, events, consequences, and people in the history of the various regions of the world.
What understandings are desired?
Students will understand that:(U)
•The interactions between foreign civilizations has drastic implication on both sides' cultures.
•The expansion of European civilizations led to the demise of influential indigenous cultures in the western hemisphere.
•The result of these interactions gave way for further expansion and conquests in later eras.
What essential questions will be considered?
Essential Questions:(Q)
•How do the results of cross-cultural conflicts affect how we understand the past?
•Why were ideas like expansion and conquest the prevailing ideologies of the era between 600CE-1450CE?
•What were the consequences of European expansion?
What key knowledge and skills will students acquire as a result of this unit?
Students will know:(K)
Students will be able to do:(S)
•Important People and Events: Student will know important Spanish and Aztec rulers, crucial battles, bargains, conquests.
•Key Factual Information: Students will know and understand the facts surrounding key conquests, battles, events and the rise of expansionism. •Sequences and Timelines: Students will understand the sequence of events from Spanish isolation to global expansion and conquests.
• Explain why expansion and conquest were prevailing ideologies in this era (600CE-1450CE)
•Critique information about this time period and evaluate its objectivity.
•Identify and analyze major consequences, enduring themes, and people in this era.
•Create a timeline detailing the order of events during the Spanish exapnsion and conquests of the Aztec Empire.
•Consider the impact of Spanish expansion on later eras and how it relates to our world today.
•Evaluate the biases found in primary (ex. Conquistadors Journals) and secondary sources (textbooks, novels, etc.) to determine the truth surrounding the demise of the Aztec Empire.
Stage 1 Identify Desired Results
E1 Historical knowledge, concepts, themes and patterns.
Grade 6-8 "The Expansion and Interaction of Civilizations, 600CE-1450CE"
Students understand major eras, major enduring themes, and historic influences in the history of the various regions of the world.
b. Identify and analyze major historic eras, major historical eras, major enduring themes, turning points, events, consequences, and people in the history of the various regions of the world.
What understandings are desired?
•The expansion of European civilizations led to the demise of influential indigenous cultures in the western hemisphere.
•The result of these interactions gave way for further expansion and conquests in later eras.
What essential questions will be considered?
•Why were ideas like expansion and conquest the prevailing ideologies of the era between 600CE-1450CE?
•What were the consequences of European expansion?
What key knowledge and skills will students acquire as a result of this unit?
•Key Factual Information: Students will know and understand the facts surrounding key conquests, battles, events and the rise of expansionism.
•Sequences and Timelines: Students will understand the sequence of events from Spanish isolation to global expansion and conquests.
•Critique information about this time period and evaluate its objectivity.
•Identify and analyze major consequences, enduring themes, and people in this era.
•Create a timeline detailing the order of events during the Spanish exapnsion and conquests of the Aztec Empire.
•Consider the impact of Spanish expansion on later eras and how it relates to our world today.
•Evaluate the biases found in primary (ex. Conquistadors Journals) and secondary sources (textbooks, novels, etc.) to determine the truth surrounding the demise of the Aztec Empire.
Stage 1 Identify Desired Results
E1 Historical knowledge, concepts, themes and patterns.
Grade 6-8 "The Expansion and Interaction of Civilizations, 600CE-1450CE"
Students understand major eras, major enduring themes, and historic influences in the history of the various regions of the world.
b. Identify and analyze major historic eras, major historical eras, major enduring themes, turning points, events, consequences, and people in the history of the various regions of the world.
What understandings are desired?
•The expansion of European civilizations led to the demise of influential indigenous cultures in the western hemisphere.
•The result of these interactions gave way for further expansion and conquests in later eras.
What essential questions will be considered?
•Why were ideas like expansion and conquest the prevailing ideologies of the era between 600CE-1450CE?
•What were the consequences of European expansion?
What key knowledge and skills will students acquire as a result of this unit?
•Key Factual Information: Students will know and understand the facts surrounding key conquests, battles, events and the rise of expansionism.
•Sequences and Timelines: Students will understand the sequence of events from Spanish isolation to global expansion and conquests.
•Critique information about this time period and evaluate its objectivity.
•Identify and analyze major consequences, enduring themes, and people in this era.
•Create a timeline detailing the order of events during the Spanish exapnsion and conquests of the Aztec Empire.
•Consider the impact of Spanish expansion on later eras and how it relates to our world today.
•Evaluate the biases found in primary (ex. Conquistadors Journals) and secondary sources (textbooks, novels, etc.) to determine the truth surrounding the demise of the Aztec Empire.